Robot Suit Gives Old People Super-Human Strength

Thanks to the Kanagawa Institute of Technology’s Air Pressure suit, in the very near future the elderly will have super strength. The suits would be used by old people to get around and lift things more easily. And it would be just as beneficial to their caregivers, who need to carry them around. The wearer can lift a person as heavy as 100 kilos as if they were carrying only half that weight.
Admittedly, the suit is clunky, and yes it likely takes a long time to put on. It also weighs 66 pounds. But if an elderly person does manage to actually put one on, what you have is a world where elderly people stomp around in robot exoskeletons, complaining about rock music and how “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore”. The next thing you know Grandma is throwing a car at you! A world where robots evolved from little old ladies? It could happen. And soon.
For the moment, the suit is only made to order and is destined for nursing homes and hospitals. But they do hope it will be in homes in the future.